contemptuousness

Arrogance is a related term of contemptuousness.

As nouns the difference between arrogance and contemptuousness

is that arrogance is the act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant claims of rank, dignity, estimation, or power, or which exalts the worth or importance of the person to an undue degree; proud contempt of others; lordliness; haughtiness; self-assumption; presumption while contemptuousness is the state of being contemptuous.

As nouns the difference between contemptuousness and taxonomy

is that contemptuousness is the state of being contemptuous while taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As nouns the difference between contemptuousness and superciliousness

is that contemptuousness is the state of being contemptuous while superciliousness is the state or quality of being supercilious.

Disdain is a related term of contemptuousness.

As nouns the difference between disdain and contemptuousness

is that disdain is (uncountable) a feeling of contempt or scorn while contemptuousness is the state of being contemptuous.

As a verb disdain

is to regard (someone or something) with strong contempt.

As nouns the difference between contempt and contemptuousness

is that contempt is the state of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain while contemptuousness is the state of being contemptuous.